Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Then correct the wrong sentences.

> ✓ You’re still in bed. You’re going to be late for school.

1 ___ I think you’ll enjoy your holiday.
2 ___ I’ve already decided. I’ll go to university when I finish school. I’m going to go
3 ___ Oh no, it’s raining! We’ll get wet. We are going to get wet
4 ___ I’m sure David will like his birthday present.
5 ___ Your parents will go to Greece next year. Are going to go

Complete the sentences with will or be going to and the correct form of the verbs from the box.

you/do be sleep
not enjoy not go complain

> He’s really tired. I’m sure he’ll sleep well tonight.
1 What ____are you going to do_____________ at the weekend?
2 This meal is terrible. I think I _______will complain__________ to the manager.
3 They’ve made a decision about their holiday. They _____aren’t going to go____________ to
Menorca.
4 Bob’s parties are always boring. You probably _______won’t enjoy__________ it.
5 I want to see the new film, but I think the cinema ______is going to be___________ busy

Choose the correct alternative.

Andy The meeting starts/is starting at 8 p.m.

1Do you come/Are you coming?

Lisa I don’t know. Dad’s flight 2doesn’t arrive/

isn’t arriving till 6.30 p.m., so I might be late.

Andy You should come if you can. We 3discuss/’re discussing a lot of different things tonight.

Lisa What time 4does it finish/is it finishing?

Andy About 10 p.m. probably. Then we 5go/’re going to a café for a drink.
Lisa OK. I might see you there.

Complete the text with the correct Present simple or Present continuous form of the verbs.

It’s a busy day for our family today. My brother, Max, is going (go) on a school trip, and the bus
1____leaves___________ (leave) at 7 a.m. Then school 2____starts___________ (start) at 8.40

a.m. so I mustn’t be late for that. I’ve got a meeting with some other students and teachers at 10

a.m. We 3_____are talking__________ (talk) about what to do about problems in the school.
 Tonight, my dad 4_______is coming________ (come) home from a work trip abroad. His plane
5____arrives___________ (arrive) at 6.30 p.m. Mum 6__is collecting_____________ (collect) him

from the airport but I 7____am not going___________ (not go) with her because I’ve got too much

homework. My sister Emma 8______is going_________ (go) to a school disco tonight. She’s really

excited about it. It 9____doesn’t finish___________ (not finish) until 10 p.m., but luckily for Mum,

a friend 10_____is bringing__________ (bring) Emma home.

Complete the dialogue with the correct Present simple or Present continuous form of the verbs from the
box.

it/end we/go you/leave your

plane/leave
you/go we/fly it/take off the tour/start

George Where are you going on holiday?

Tony 1____we are going_________ on a tour of Italy. 2____The tour starts_________ in Turin

on Friday and 3____it ends_________ in Naples.

George When 4___are you leaving__________?

Tony 5_we are flying____________ to Turin tonight.

George What time 6___does the plane leave__________?

Tony 7____it takes off_________ at 9 p.m.

George But that’s in two hours!

Tony Oh no! My watch has stopped! Emma! We have to leave now!

Complete the dialogues with shall, will, ’ll or won’t and a verb from the box.

be (x2) be able buy call

close forget help miss snow

1 A Hurry up or we ’ll miss the train.

B It’s OK, there __is________ another one in ten minutes.
2 A I __won’t be able________ to go out if I don’t finish these exercises.
B I __will help_________ you with them if you’re having problems.
3 A The weather forecast says it __is going to snow__________ later.
B I hope so. Then they __will close__________ the school early!
4 A __Will__________ you _____call_______ when you arrive?
B Yes, of course. Don’t worry, I ___won’t forget_________.
5 A It’s Clive’s birthday next week. He ____is going to be________ 18.
 B __will__________ we _____buy_______ him a present?

2 Choose the correct alternative.

Jack Have you decided what you’re going to do/you’ll do when you leave school next year?
Anna Well, I’ve made a few plans. 1I’m going to travel/I’ll travel for a few months. What about you?
Jack Me? I’ve got a place at college to study mechanics.
Anna I’m sure 2you’re going to enjoy/you’ll enjoy that – you love cars. But those courses are
expensive. 3Are your parents going to pay/Will your parents pay the fees?
Jack No, my grandparents have already paid for the course.
Anna Sounds good! Anyway, I’m hungry and it looks like 4it’s going to rain/it will rain soon. 5Are we
going to get/Shall we get something to eat in that café?
Jack No, it’s OK. I’ve got some sandwiches with me – 6I’m going to share/I’ll share them with you if
you like.

Make sentences and questions using the future continuous form.

> how long/you/stay/in Paris ?

How long will you be staying in Paris?
1 we/do/our maths exam this time tomorrow ✓
__We will be doing our maths…_____________________________________________
2 I/study/here for much longer 
__I won’t be studying…_____________________________________________
3 you/see/Barbara at the weekend ?
_Will you be seeing Barbara…______________________________________________ ?
4 our new neighbours/move in/until next month 
_____Our new neighbours won’t be moving…__________________________________________
5 Margot/leave/school/in July ✓
______Margot will be leaving…_________________________________________ ?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use will/won’t or the future
continuous.

> This time next week I ’ll be (be) on holiday. What will you be doing (do)?
1 Jean _won’t be able_________ (not able to) see you tonight because she __will be
revising________ (revise) for her exam.
2 We __will have to________ (have to) be quiet when we get home because my parents ____will be
sleeping______ (sleep).
3 ‘I __will________ (phone) Steve at eight o’clock.’ ‘Oh, he __will be having________ (have) dinner
then. Phone him later.’
 4 ‘_____Will_____ they _____get_____ (get) home before midnight?’ ‘No, at midnight, they
___will_______ still _____be driving_____ (drive).’
5 We ____won’t be______ (not be) students this time next year, we ___will be working_______
(work)!

Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Then correct the wrong sentences.

> ✓ Are you doing anything later?

1 ___ The matches are usually kicking off at half past four. Usually kick off
2 ___ I play tennis with Vera tomorrow afternoon. I’m playing
3 ___ They don’t usually have homework at the weekend.
4 ___ I’ll phone you as soon as I’m hearing from Georgia. Hear
5 ___ They send the students home early because it’s the end of term. Are sending

Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs from the box.

arrive babysit buy come get back

go out leave meet see

Hi Sarah,
This is just a quick email to check the arrangements for this weekend. I’ve got a text from Mike to
say that we ’re meeting at the station at 7 a.m. and the train 1__leaves________ at 7.30. Is that
right? One more thing – 2____is______ Mike ___buying_______ tickets for everyone? If so, tell
him that I’ll give him the money when I 3_____see_____ him.
Right, I have to go – some of Mum’s friends 4__is coming________ over tonight and Mum wants
me to help her tidy the house before they 5__arrive________. I don’t know why the house has to
be tidy – they 6___are going out_______ for a meal. I 7_____am babysitting_____ my younger
brothers and when Mum 8____gets back______ I know the house will be a mess again!
Anyway, let me know about the tickets.
Chloe xx

Match the descriptions in the box to the sentences.

a spontaneous decision
a plan
a prediction based on evidence
a timetabled event
an arrangement
 an action in progress in the future
a fact about the future

> More people will move from the countryside to the city.
a fact about the future
1 Can you tell me when the next train to Leeds leaves?
___a timetabled event_________
2 She’s going to drop those glasses if she isn’t more careful.
____a prediction based on evidence________
3 So, what are you going to do this summer?
_____a plan_______
4 You sit down and relax. I'll make dinner.
____a spontaneous decision________
5 Mark and Ann will be arriving in a few minutes time.
__an action in progress in the future__________
6 I can’t stay long. I’m seeing my tutor to discuss my college application later.
______an arrangement______

Choose the correct alternative to complete the dialogue. (6 marks)

Jon What (1) will you/are you going to do for the holidays?

Laura I’m not sure yet. Perhaps I (2) ’ll/’m going to spend a few weeks with my cousins in Ireland.
What about you?

Jon I (3) ’ll/’m going to work at my uncle’s factory for a couple of weeks in July.

Laura Wow, that (4) ’ll/’s going to be hard work!

Jon I know, but perhaps my brother and I (5) will/are going to travel around France by train in
August and I think we (6) ’ll/’m going to need a lot of money.

Write sentences and questions using the future continuous form. (6 marks)

1 this time next Saturday/we go/on holiday!

_____This time next Saturday we will be going on
holiday___________________________________
2 our team/not play/in the first division/next year
____Our team won’t be playing in the …____________________________________
3 Jack/live/in London/this summer?
 ________Will Jack be living in…_________________________________
4 Rachel/celebrate/her birthday/next weekend
________Rachel will be celebrating…_________________________________
5 what/you/do/in five years’ time?
_____What will you be doing…____________________________________
6 we/study/in the same classroom/next term?
______Wil we be studying in the…___________________________________

Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. (6
marks)

1 By the time the film _____finishes____ (finish), the underground will be closed.
2 I ___am meeting______ (meet) my maths teacher at 11 a.m.
3 ____is_____ Harry _____cooking____ (cook) dinner this evening?
4 My uncle’s plane ___arrives______ (arrive) at 12.15 tomorrow.
5 As soon as I ___see______ (see) Dad, I’ll tell him your news.
6 When ____does_____ the lecture on the local environment _____start____ (start)?

Correct the underlined mistakes. (7 marks)

Lucy This time next week I (1) walk around New York!
Dan When (2) will you fly?
Lucy Our plane (3) is going to leave at two o’clock on Thursday.
Dan Lucky you! How long (4) do you stay for?
Lucy A week. We (5) ’ll be coming back on the 24th. I think we (6) ’re having to make a plan so we use
the time well.
Dan Well, I’ll want to hear about everything as soon as you (7) will return!

1 __will be walking_______ 5 __we come back_______

2 ___are you flying______ 6 ____will have to_____
3 ___leaves______ 7 ____return_____
4 __are you going to stay______